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THE WELLINGTON THREE SHILLING DINNER, consisting of Soup, Fish, Made Dish, Joint, Sweet, dx., is served daily from 3 to 9 p.m , and on Zundays from 5 to 8.30 p.m. Plicate Rooms for large or small parties. By order, JOHN CATES, Manager. 'The Wellington, St. James's-street. • Entrance, 160, Piccadilly. TEAM from LONDON to NEW YORK. k_7 3he British and American Steam Navigation Company (Limited) will DESPATCH one of the undermentioned Splendid Fast Screw Steamers TWICE EACH MONTH for New York:— Tons. Horse Power. LONDON 2,500 ..... 51;0 ..... Capt. GLOVER. WESTMINSTER 2,500 500 Capt. Coucri. DUBLIN 2,500 ..... 500 ..... Capt. PROUD. NEW YORK 2,500 .... 500 ..... Capt. HARRIS. These magnificent vessels are unsurpassed by any ocean golly, steamer, and have accommodation for passengers re plete' with every comfort. The Line will commence at an early date ; the exact day to be fixed in a latter announce ment. To load in the Victoria Docks. For freight or passage apply to the C om p any ' s A gents, Alfred Laming and Co., 8, Leadenhall-street. SPECIAL NOTICE, CLERICAL, MEDICAL. AND GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. Est ablished;lB24. All persons who effect PoliciA on the Participating Scale before June 30, 1864. will be, entitled at the Neat Bonus to one year's additional Sha , e of Profits over later Assurers. Tables of Rates and Forms of Proposal, and the last Re port showing the financial position of the Society, can be ob tained from any 01 the Society's Agents, or of GEOP,OE CUTCLIFFE, Actuary and Secretary. 13, St. James's-square, London, S.W. THE ALLIANCE NATIONAL LAND. BUILDING, and IN V.ES TRENT COMPANY (Limited). First Capital—One Hundred Thousand Pounds, in 10,000 Shares of 410 each. Deposit, LI per Share. Future calls not to exceed los. per Share, nor to be at less intervals than three months. CHAIRMAN OF THE COMPANY. Harper Twelvetrees, Esq., Imperial Works, Bromley St. Leonard, Middlesex. CHAIRMAN OF THE DUBLIN BOARD. The Right Hon. the Lord Ma yor(P. P. M'Swiney, Esq., Messrs. 11 1Swiney, Delaney, and Co.), Lower Sackville street. CHAIRMAN OF ULSTER BOARD William Browne, Esq. (Mears. Browne, Reid, and Co.), Waring-street, Belfast, and Riverstone, Holywood. CHAIRMAN OF MUNSTER BOARD. Robert Scott, Esq. (Mess;-g. Robert Scott and Co., Iron and hardware merchants; % at. Patrick's Quay, Cork. GENERAL 'AIANAGER AND SECRETARY. Joseph A. Horner, Esq., F.S.S. INT :PoRTANT TO INVESTORS . ma desire This comp:tny affords gr ea t a d vantages to persons who y co invest large or small sums on unJoubted sem .rity, and at a high rate of interest. Ist. By purchasing share, they may become proprietors, and entitled to share in all the profits of the company. 2d. By taking subscription Debentures, with monthly Payments, as in ordinary Building Societies, they may secure thereon 5 per cent. compound interest. 3 I. By flaking Deposits, easily withdrawable, they may get regular dividends at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum. Prospectuses and every information forwarded for one stamp. PROGRESS OP THE COMPANY. Since January 1, 1864, the sum of £16,000 sterling has been advanced on first-c'ass securities, and upwards of Seven Thousand Shares and Debentures have been taken up. .Mortgages for more than £40,00‘,) are in course of completion. 'The Company now consists of upwards of 1,500 Share and Debenture holders. Persons desir us of taking shares before a premium is placed thereon must apply for the same without delay. The next allotment will be made on the first day of June. JOSEPH A. HORNER, General Manager. °Prints :-156, Strand, London, W.C. ; 84, Middle Abbey- Street-, Dublin ; 13, Donegall-place, Belfast ; 98, ht. Patrick- Street, Cork ; and Alliance Chambers, Upper Temple-street, Birmingham; with Agencies throughout the United King dom. ---- THE ALLIANCE NATIONAL LAND, BUILDING, AND INVESTMENT COMPANY (Limited'. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that on and after JUNE I, 1864, no APPLIC etTIONS for SHARES will be received except at a PREMIUM. By order of the Board, JOSEPH A. HORNER, General Manager. Chief Office, 156, Strand, London, W.C. ARMY CONTRACTS. Commissariat -office, Aldershot, 7th May, 1864. TENDERS will be received at this office until 12 o'clock at noon, on MONDAY, the 23d inst., from per sons who may be willing to enter into CONTRACT for the SUPPLY of FORAGE, in such quantities as may be required, for four months, from Itt July to 31st October next, for the at e of her Majesty's Forces stationed at Aldershot Camp, and within the commsnd. Forms of tender and conditions of contract may be obtained on application to this office, by letter addressed to the Senior Commissariat Officer, or in person, between the hours of 10 and 4 o'clock. The tenders must be properly filled up, signed, and delivered at this office (under closed envelope, marked on the outside "Tender for Forag , a"), and no tenders will be noticed unless made on form obtained from this office, and delivered by the Lour above appointed. HORTHAND-PITMAN'S PHONOGRA PHIC TEACHEIL 6d. ; free by post, 7d. S E. ORTHAND.-PITM AN'S PHONOGRA. PHI MANUAL. Free by post, ls. 6d. H OR THAN D.-"PITMAN'S PHONO GRAPHY forms an exceedingly efficient —probably the MOST efficient system of Shorthand that exists." —sir Rowland Hill. THE ORIGINAL ROYAL BUCKINGHAM SAUr,IE, for Roast Meat, Hashes, Gravies, Stews, Steak:,, S oups, Fish, Game, Am. Prepared only ston by , London the propr , N.E. THOS. Buc,k and 10, Eath-pl ice, Dal HARPER TWELVETRTES' UNIVERS AL Queen An ne - rood, Maidstone CL OTHES WRINGEP..—Mrs. Beecher, laundress, laces and musli ns , as well . tays—" It will wring the finest does not pr ess h ooks as full-sized counterpanes ; and o carriage paid; or o f it onmo -r break b uttons. " Price 205., 3 is., gate-street, Withi n , ngers. City Depot, 31 , Bishops don, E. ~ ; Works, Bromley-by-Bow, Lon- N W reATENT CURTAIN HOOK that reo 'aires no sewin , r and, if reversed, can be used for many Im.rPoses. To be had of all shops in town or country. Paten*.t", W. TENT and Co., 23, Birchin-lane, London, E.C. ipIGS! PIGS! PIGS!-INDI A N PIG MEAL, without husks, supplied to the Royal farms, Windsor, :and in every county in England, iGs 6d per cwt. cwt. equal to 11 cwt. barley or any meal. Delivered free in Lon don. Established 1858.—TuomAs PEARCE, Manager, 66, Lant-street, Southwark. MESSRS. BOTT, JACKSON, AND CO. execute COMMISSIONS on all races throughout the :year. Market price guaranteed. Remittances. London and Westminster Bank. Post-office Orders payable at Camber well-park. Address —Born and JACKSON, "Man of the World" Wine Stores, George-street, Camberwell-park, London. IF THIS SHOUL D MEET THE EYE of any one troubled with Wind in the Stomach, Indigestion. or I3iliousness, take PAGE WOO I)COCK'S WIND PILLS. Their world-wide celebrity Proves them of sterling merit. Of all medicine vendors at 18. lid. and 2s. 9d. • or free by pLint for 14 or 33 s t amps trom Page D. WoodcOck, Chemist. Lincoln. MERCEU!..NTS, MANUFACTURERS, A CCOUN; r TALADERS, AND EXECUTORS. $ arranged and adjusted, and Balance Sheets etLesPrePared..—Financial operations organised and Bankingiofet arranged.—Cash Advances made on Trade 8 , 1300 . - Warrants, and other Securities, and Sales effected.-- The, Agency of Provincial and Foreign Firms undertaken. Address, Messrs. BANKES and Co., Accountants, 20, Derereux-court, Strand, London, W.C. (IRNAMENTS for the Drawing-room, Library, And Dining-room, eonsisting of a ne w an d elegant assort ment of VASES, Figures, Groups, Candlescks, Obelisks, In- stands, beautiful inlaid Tables, Paper weigh ti ts, &a, in Italian k , Alabas `er, Parian, Marble, Bronze, Derbyshire Spar Oac. Imported and man u f actured by JAMES TEMTANT, /Ina relogist to her Sialesty, 149, Stand, W.C., London. Mr. Tennant arranges elementary collections of SHELLS, MINERALS, ROCKS, and FOSSILS, which will greatly facilitate the intereating study of MINERALOGY, CON= CHOLOGY, and GEOLOGY, at 2, 6,10, 20, 50, to 100 guineas each. PRACTICAL INSTRITCTION in GEOLOGY and MINE RALOGY is given by Mr. TENNANT. at 149, Strand, W.C. pRI Z E ME D A L.—INTERNATIONAL EXII IBITION, 1862. FRANCIS TUCKER To the dCO., Wax Chandlers, ale,,.ale,,.Queen and the Prince of Wales. (Established 1720.) The Jurors' Report on Wax and Church Candles, in 1862. testifies to the excellence of the manufacture. quality of Messrs. Tuckers' A distinguished Dignitary, in a letter addressed to Francis 'Tucker and Co., on the subject of WAX CANDLES with PLATTED WICKS, says : " I have found them fully equal to the recommendation which you gave them, and can sincerely, in my tu rn , I com mend them to the clergy for the use of the altar." Finest quality, with tatted Wicks, patented.. 7s, fd. per lb . . Ordinary quality .. .. • • • • • • •Od per lb. VE GETABLE CANDLES, with a Mixture of Wax. Best quality Been ........Is. scl. per lb. T hird quality tid quality ls. 3d. per lb. ls. ld. per lb. Carriage paid in London on Orders of Five Pounds in value. 13, South F RANCIS TUCKER AND CO . . Molton-street, Grosvenor-square. Manufactory— The layßensinolon (Establi s h e d 1730). gof est Es tab lishment in E ng l and for the Manufacture Wax Candles for the Use of the Altar to- R. SCOTT'S BILIOUS AND LIVE R PILLS. --A NEVER FAILING REEDY.—Pre pared without any mercurial ingredient, from th e neecipe of Dr. cott, of Bromley, Rent, will be found invaluable to all who suffer from bilious and live, e omplaints, indigestion, wind. spasms, giddiness, dizzine6s of the eyes, dm For habitual costiveness, as a family aperient medicine, and as a purifier of the blood, they are truly excellent ; mild in their opera tion and grateful to the stomach, they create appetite, pro mote digestion, and strengthen the whole nervous system. Sold by W. Lambert, 8, King William street, Charing-cross, Loudon, and by most druggists, in boxes, lid., and three Lined the quantity in one, 2s. 9d. Be sure to ask for Dr. Soott's Bilious and Liver Pills. The genuine are a square green pacxage, wi t h " William Lambert," engraved on the Stamp. Of . NEW NOVEL BF THE AUTHOR OF " PAUL FERROLL." Now ready at all the Libraries, in 2 vols., 215., JOHN GRESWOLD. By the Author of "Paul Ferroll," &c. Also now ready, in 3 vols., JANITA'S CROSS. By the Author of"St.Olaves." Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Now ready, Illustrated by Millais, ss. bound, CHEAP EDITION OF LES MISERABLES. By VICTOR HUGO. Authorised English Translation, forming the New Volume of "Hurst and Blackett's Standard Library." `• The merits Les Miserables 'do not consist merely in the conception of it as a whole. It abounds, page after page, with details of unequalled beauty."—Quarterly Review. Hurst and Blackest, 13, Great Marlborough-street. NEW NOVEL BY LADY GEORGIANA FULLERTON Next week, in 3 vols. post Bvo., T OO STRANGE NOT TO BE TRUE, By Lady GEORGIANA FULLERTON, Author of "Ladybird," &c. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-s'reet. NEW SPORTING WORE BY THE AUTHOR OF " HANDLEY CROSS." Illustrated by John Leech. This day is published, price Is., with two coloured Illustra tions by John Leech, No. I. of MR. • FACEY ROMFORD'S HOUNDS. Being a Sequel to "Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour." Bradbury and Evans, 11, Bouverie-street, E.C. Bvo. cloth, price Os., SMITH'S (ALBERT) Struggles and Adventures of Christopher Tadpole, at Home and Abroad. Illus trated with the 27 Original Plates, by John Leech. London : William Tegg, Pancras-lane, Cheapside. NOTICE. —The First Edition of " HENRY DUNBAIt," the new Novel, by th e A ut h or of " Lady Audley's Secret , " having been entirely exhausted, a SecDnd Ecbt'on of the Work is now at press, and will be ready on MONDAY next, May 16th. London: John Maxwell and Co., 122, Fleet-street NEW WORK BY MR. CHARLES DICKENS, In Monthly Parts, uniform with the Original Editions of "Pickwick." "David Copperfield," Now ready, Part 1., price is., of MUTUAL FRIEND By CHARLES DICKENS. To be completed in Twenty Monthly Parts. With Illustrations by MARCUS STONE. London: Chapman and Hall, 193, Piccadilly. OUR DR. HARVEY ON CORPULENCE. 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Purchasers of Books for Public or Private Libraries, Mer chants, Shipping Agents, intending Emigrants. and others, are respectfully invited to apply for the APRIL LIST of WORKS withdrawn from Mudie's Library for .tale. This List includes Cspt. Speke's Discovery of the Source of the Nile—Sir It. Al co " k ' s Capital of the Tycoon —Memoirs of Bishop Blomfield—Stanley's Sermons in the Vast—King lake's Invasi , m of the Crim.a —Life of Edward Irving—Our Old Home--Howitt's Hi.',,tory of the Supernatural —A Lady's Visit to Manilla and Japan—lLowth's Wanderer in Western France—Lord William Lennox's Biographical Reminiscences - Earl Stanhope's Life of Pitt—Queen gab—Rachel Ray prand more sea so than One Tho usand other Works of the past and present ns, at the lowest current prices. CILA.RLES, EDWARD MUDIE, New Oxford-street, London. City Office-4, King-street, Cheapside. BRANCH ESTABLISHMENTS. Cross-street, Manchester; and Temple-street, Birmingham. LEVASSOR EN VlSlTE.—Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly,. CITANGE of PROGRAM ME. TO MORROW ( Saturday) EVENING, May 14 —every Tuesday and Thunsday 11fornir.g at 3, and eve Saturday Evening at r , ha lf - r"Ast B—SCENES ET CHANSONS COMIQUES, for "n r : 111inth only. Pianoforte, Mr. Roosenboore.. Stale, 78.; rea, 38. ; 2s. ; a few fauteuils, I Os. 6d., may be ob tained at Mr. Mite - lea's, Royal Library, 33, Old Bond -street. MR. W. S. WOODIN'S ELOPEMENT EXTRAORDINARY, BACHELOR'S BOX, an Entirely New Entertainment at the Poly,graphic Hall, King William-street, Charing-c-oss, EVERY EVENING, at eight (except Saturday); Saturday Mornings at three.— Stalls, and box stalls, 3s. ; area, 2s. ; amphitheatre, A Plan of the Stalls may be seen, and Seats secured at the Hall from e leven to five. Next Morning Performance, Saturday, May 7, at three. T E OXF 0 11 , R, OXFORD STREET, W. THIS EVENING, the MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR, by Otto Nicolai ; and UN BALLO IN MASCHERA ; sup ported by the whole of the Talented Company. Director, Mr. F. Jonghmans. Comedy by UNSWORTH and EUGENE, Mr. T. Maclegan, W. Randall, G. WORTH and G. W. Jester, Miss Nen) , Power (the juvenile comedienne), &c., &a. Admission—Area, 6d. boxes, 10s. a stalls and balcony, lc ; private ipen every Evening. CAN'TERBuRy HALL, Westminster -road, London. Tn Will be produced, withzs EVENING, alterations and improvements in production, the New Illusion, surpassing a nythi n g y e t attempted, entitled TILETERCEN TENARY ; or,a NIGHT WITH SHA.KSPERE, written expressly by W. Vander- Yell, Esq., in which Mr. W. Randall will re-appear. ALso, PRINCE BLOSSOM; OR THE FAIRIES OF THE MAGIC FOUNTAIN AND THE FOREST OF SHADOWS! " The figure of wied and trump, passim: , repassing through the Fame, Magic Fountain, is eted so complete and an Starillusion Feb . 1 that it wellnig,h ceases to b e illusory." -- ]!Morning , 9. Prince Blossom, Miss Townley. In addition to the usual Entertainments of the establish. ment, supported by the whole of the talented company, in cluding Arthur Lloyd, Miss Nelly Power, Mr. T. Maclagan, Cr. W. Jester, .to. dc _ A fission—Area, 6d.; Stalls and Baloony, Is. ROYAL ALHAMBRA.— The Proprietor begs to announce that this popular place of Amusement will be CLOSED for Fourteen Days from this day, for alerationa, in consequence of his determi nation to return to the former auccessfut class of Entertain ment. It will RE-OPEN on WHIT-MONDAY with that charming and accomplished Gymnast, NATI - I/UM, Monitor to the Prince Imperial, who will be accompanied by her equally attractive sisters, Leontine and B anche, forming a trio of the most daring and elegant &male profes ors of the gymnastic art in the world. The Brusical Department will be under the able superintendence of a well-known professor. Prices of Admission will be:—Private boxes,2i; reserved seats, 2e. 6d. ; s t a ll s, 2 8.; b alconies and promenade. is ; grand hall. 6d. Further particulars will be shortly announced. Monday, May 2, 1864. MADAME TUSSAUD'S HISTORICAL GALLERY; established 28 years at the Bazaar, Baker-street. RECENT ADDlTlONS.—President Lincoln and Presi dent Davis; Ancient Effigies of Henry IV. and his Queen Joan, in magnificent costumes of the period (1399); and in the Chamber of Physiognomy is a full-length model of Geo. Victor Townley. Open from 11 in the morning till 10 at night. Admittance, Is. ; extra rooms, 6d. ARGYLL ROOMS, Windmill -street, Piccadilly, IS OPEN EVERY EVENING. During the eveninz an unparalleled repertoire of Dance Music, Selections and Overtures, is performed by the cele brated Argyll Band, forty in number. Doors Open et Half-past 8, commence at 9. Admission ls. Manager, M. GRENET. 20, GEORGE-STREET, TIANOVER-SQUARE, W. THE LONDON ANATOMICAL MUSEUM. Open daily from 10 tin 10. Where may he seen the Astecs; Bushm and Wife ; Julia Pastrami. and Infant; Eng and Shamanhe Siamese Twins; and upwards of 3,000 Models, Natural unwrapped, 4,000 years Preparations, &e. Egyptian ummies, Gentlemen only). old. Admis M sion, One Shilli ng (tor VEETE—Mr, ESKELL'S INVENTION in the construction of ARTIPICIAL TEETH has the following aavantages :—A set of teeth, of excellent work manship and mechanism, can be made and fitted with the most perfect accuracy and success, in a few hours, without pain or extraction of stumps, and to answer all the purposes of mastication and articulation. They are fitted without wires or fastenings, and adapt themselves so perfectly to the Warns, that they are quite immoveable, except at the option of the wearer. Invalids or residents in the country can ad just these teeth t 3 many changes of the mouth without the aid of a dentist. They are not so liable to injury, are always useful, and will last a lifetime. Comfort guaranteed. Trea tise explaining Mr. Eskell's Patent, &c., free for 7 stamps, Inspection of specimens and consultations f ree.-B,Grosvenor street, Bond-street, w. p j t 39, Beruiett's-hill, iir mingham BRIGHTON gnd BACK for 3,4.—0 n IT-MONDAY WHlT from London-bridg WH e, Victoria, and Kensington at 9.0 a.m. , Children under 12 years of age half fare. No luggage al lowed. HASTINGS and BACK for 33. 6d., by BRIGHTON RAILWAY, from Victoria t, and London-bridge at 8.10 a.m. on IVHIT-SUNDAY ; n and from Victoria at 8.35, and London-bridge at 8.40 a.m. on WHIT MONDAY. Children under 12 years of age half fare, No luggage allowed. WHI T-S UND A Y.—PORTSMOUTH and BACK for P.s. 601. from London-bridge and Victoria at 8.0 a.m. The Trains ell]. at E mat Croydon, Arundel, Little h mpton, Woodgate, Chichester, and Havant. Children under 12 years 01 age half fare. No 111 . 2 gage allowed. 144URNITURE, CARPETS, BEDDING, and PLOORCLOTH, CARRIAGE-FREE to any house in the kingdom, regardless of amount or distance. First•class goods at second-class prices. Terms peculiarly liberal to Clergymen and Gentlemen. An immense stock to select from, displayed in Showrcoms occupying an acre of ground. Every article warranted. CLERGYMEN and GENTLEMEN ABOUT TO FUR NISH are respectfully informed that Messrs. Cobbett and . are publishing an entirely New Edition of their un equalled HOUSE FURNISHING GUIDE, illustrated by4lo adm; -able engravings of every description of Furniture and teasteads, with prices attached. A copy sent gt atis and post-free on application. This costly work also contains complete estimates for furnishing on the following revised tale : A Six-roomed Parsonage £74 3 CI An Eight-roomed ditto A Ten-roomed ditto .. . ..... 259 16 6 A Twelve-roomed ditto Together with a Price List of purified Bedding*, and a mass of valnable informationto all requiring househ3ld furniture, carpets, or bedding. References kindly permitted to Clergy men and gentlemen in or near Great Malvern, Southampton, Chichester, Bury, Ely, Preston, Grimsby, Ryde, Plymouth, Wells. Oxford. Brighton, Gainsborough, Margate. Kidder. minster, Wellington, Croydon. Cambridge, Staines, Dorking, St. Alban's, Worcester, Ipswich, Peterborough, St. David's, Wrexham, and above 500 other places in all parts of Great Brit FL. • COBBETT and CO.. General House Furnishers, Deptford bridge, London. S.E. BONNET'S SILKS a LYON.--Every Article of commerce takes its title either from the inventor or manufacturer, and the more perfect the production the greater is the credit which attaches to the originator. BONNET'S SILKS are said to be incapable of identifica ion in England ; but the fallacy of such an assertion is ex oscdby the very trade mark of the firm, as exhibited by Messrs. JAY, of Regent-street. The following interwoven mark may be seen at the end each piece :—" Manufacture de C. J. Bonnet et Cie., a Lyon a Injurieux." Wear guaranteed. 9110 PERSONS SEEKING LANDED 1 1 :6ATES, TOWN AND COUNTRY RESIDENCES, FREE HOLD AND LEASEHOLD INVESTMENTS, AND PROPERVIE6 GENERALLY— To DE HAD GRATIS, at the principal Railway Bookstalls throughout the kingdom, or at the Auction and Estate Offices, No. 6?, Chancery-lane, London, Messrs. E. and H. Lumley's "FREE PROPERTY REGISTER," containing a varied selection of landed and house properties now in the market, from the nobleman's mansion, with its manorial domain, to the cottage with its few acres. OWNERS OF PROPERTIES wishing to Sell or Let can em brace the opportunity that the medium of this Register affords, by sending the particulars o f th e i r proper ti es to the Estate Offices, 67, Chancery-lane, London, as the Messrs. Lumley can in most cases introduce immediate customers, where the property is of an eligible character, thereby avoid ing the disadvantages of delay and its attendant incon veniences. TIIEREIS NO CHANGE incurred, unless a tenant or pur cnaser is introduced through Messrs. Lumley's Agency, and then only the usual moderate commission. Auction and Land Offices, 67, Chancery-lane, London. ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road, in the immediate vicinity of the Great Northern Rail way Terminus, King's-cross. Patron—Her Most Gracious Majesty the QUEEN. Vice -Patron—His Royal Highness the Prince of WA L ES,K.G President—His Grace the Duke of BUCCLEUCH, K.G. Treasurer—Edward Masterman, Esq. The numerous and urgent appeals of the sink poor for ad mission compel the Committee to entreat the bounty of the affluent and humane, as the medical officers are daily obliged to treat as out-patients many distres4ing cases which. with more adequate funds, they would gladly admit into the wards. The premises of the Hospital are capable of containing 500 beds. 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Railway and Public Companies in Parlia. menu - Yesterday the committee, of which Mr. Baillie is the chairman, on the proposed new railways in and around Dublin, and *which propose to do for that city what the pro jected new metropolitan lines will do for London, entered on the consideration of the fourth project for that purpose, that of the Dublin Railway, which consists of a ramifica tion of 12 short lines, interlacing the various existing rail ways, docks, canals, and quays, at a capital cost of £650,000 and a loan of £216,000. The line will cross the Liffey by a bridge of three spans. It is proposed that the London and North Western shall enter into contracts to work and manage the line ; and as it is the first case of an English railway proposing to work a railway in Ireland, the railway department of the Board of Trade direct the parti cular attention of the committee to the subject. Yesterday the engineering evidence occupied the committee, Mr. Hawkahaw and Mr. Barton being examined. The Exe Valley Railway Bill was thrown out in that committee. The mineral traffic and general local evidence continues to oc cupy the attention of the Great Eastern and Northern Junctions committee, and witnesses were examined for the promoters by Mr. Brett, on the same subject, in Mr Adair's committee, on the Lancashire Union Railways, In Lord Stanley's committee the further and final con sideration of the clauses in connexion with the London and Brighton Company's bill for new works, and additional powers was taken. In the second committee on Metro politan Railways, the bill for empowering the Charing . cross Railway to take additional ground on the western side of Dowgate-hill, and on the southern side of College street, for their Cannon -street City terminus, to raise £90,000 by shares, and £30,000 by loan, to lease lands at their City terminus for an hotel, and contribute thereto £65,000, being unopposed, was sent down to Mr. Massey. The bill for the proposed Great Northern and Victoria station was withdrawn. Mr Denison, Q.C., laid before Mr Scholefield's committee the merits of the Glasgow City Union Railway, which proposes at a cost of £BOO,OOO, and loan of £266,600, with power to create a 4f per cent. de benture stock, to unite the various lines that centre and surround that city, and carry a bridge of five arches over the Clyde. The bills passed before Mr. Massey included that for the Liverpool Great Central Station, and a con necting line of one mile, with a capital of £500,000 and £166,000 loan; Midland Railway, for a line of 17 miles from Bath to Thornbury, and raise £236,000 by shares, and £76,600 by loan; Llynvi Valley and Ogmore Railways; Mistley, Thorpe, and Walton ; Oswestry, Ellesmere, and Whitchurch ; Riblesdale Railway ; Portpatriek Itailwa3 (Steamboats); Henley in Arden Railway ; Chelsea Water ; Swansea Harbour; Stroud Gas; Bedford Gas. In the Lords, the case for the promoters of the North Eastern Railway closed, and Mr. Hope Scott, Q.C., ad dressed the committee at great length for the opposing in. terests. Earl Fortescue has been appointed a member of this committee in the room of Lord Belper, UTILISATION OF THE LONDON SE WAGE. —Yesterday the witnesses examined in this committee, Lord It. Montagu in the chair, were Messrs. Napier and Pope, relative to their proposition to turn it to lucrati ve agr i cultural and ratepay ing diminution account, down at Maplin Sands, in Essex. Mr. Hemans, the engineer, was also examined. THE LONDON SUBWAYS COMMIT TEE. —Yesterday Mr. Innis, engineer of the Phoenix Gas Company, Mr. Hawks ley, and others, were examined for the opposition to this bill. The committee have intimated an intention of restrict ing the inquiry to the new streets, such as Southwark. street and New-street, Covent -garden, where subways have been made, without extending it to the old streets. The Duke de Persigny on Peace, A few days since the Duke de Persigny delivered a speech to the local assembly of Roanne, which has been published prominently in the Moniteur as of political interest. He commenced by characterising agriculture as the most noble of all industries, and the agricultural classes as the surest supports of the greatness and riches of nations; drawing attention to the greatness of England as E 0 much based upon this principle. He contrasted the political feelings of the constituencies in the cities and in the agri cultural districts. "In one word, in the provinces and in the country, public opinion, be it Liberal or Conservative, i s rea ll y the express i on an d result of the ideas and sent i ments of all soc iety—that is to say, of all classes. It is, then, evidently, the most enlightened opinion. In the great centres of popu lation, as there is always that deplorable principle of the antagonism of classes, that eternal malady of great cities, which takes the place of the interests of the country and falsifies its aspirations, it often happens that the most enlightened part of the popu lation is dominated by that which is the most petty." Referring to the firm establishment of the Empire, and its superiority to the attacks of party spirit, he spoke of the union of all the parties from which the Empire sprang ; for each section might best find in the Imperial power " the chief satisfaction of its opinions —the one monarchical unity; another a wise liberty; and a third democracy. For this great fusion of old opinions in this newly formed mould, time was and is still necessary." Speaking then of the late effort made by the Opposition to win over the constituencies, he eulogised the representatives of the agricultural interests as those who would stand firm by the Government which they had founded, and they could judge that it had kept its promises to them. " Order established as it had never before been, the public fortune nearly doubled, imm ense works carried out even during war, and unheard of pros perity at home, marching side by side with glory abroad —this was the history of the 12 years of the reign. And, nevertheless, gentlemen, beyond this, and those great things which the empire has done at home, it is certain that its principal preoccupa tion has been to re-establish abroad the indepen dence of France, to restore to her liberty of action, in the world, to tree her from those menaces of co alition which, since 1815, have ceaselessly weighed upon her. History will :ell by what prodigies of ability, courage, and moderation these great objects have been attained. And now that this part of the mission of the empire is finished, and its military Part in Europe closed—now that, gloriously re entered into the comity of nations, France has no other interests than the common interest of Europe herself —it is evidently ar era of peace which corn mences for her." But he asks, " How can the em, pire accomplish this peace ?" and, repudiating the example of those Governments of expediency which condemn their country to immobility, he proceeded, " No, a Government which is called Napoleon is not constituted for this precarious life. The conditions of its existence are for it the greatness, the prospe. rity, the glory of France. But what glory is greater than to shed the benefits of civilisation to the mil lions of Frenchmen who do not yet enjoy them ; to follow up without flagging the work, so generously undertaken, of the moral and material amelioration of the popular classes ; to make healthy unhealthy districts, to irrigate the plains, to plant with trees the hills; and, above all, not only to complete our network of railways, but to finish the neighbouring roads ? Gentlemen, yon know that the ways of communication are to a country what arteries are in a body—if there be parts of the body which, by the vessels being obstructed, no more receive and retain the blood, a paralysis or a stoppage of life supervenes. Millions of habitations, by the want of roads or their bad state, still have only an imperfect communication with the centres of civi lisation, with the regions of production and of con sumption. The value of produce weighed down by the costs of transit cannot remunerate the labour. Regions deprived of the ways of communication are condemned to misery, and a mass of riches is lost to • . the country." After pointing out the advances which have already been made by the Emperor towards remedying the evils thus set forth, and the power and means which he possesses to carry on the great work, the Duke de Persigny says—" The application of his system has commenced in Paris ; the same thing has been done at Lyons and in other cities, and everywhere with analogous results. The Etnpire is not limited to give its attention only to the great cities." The speech concludes with an eulogy on the prosperity of France, and its identi fication with the principles of the Empire. - -- - Defeat of the Ring of Dahomey, The West African mail bought an account of the defeat of the King of Dahomey in his attack on the town of Abbeokuta, a summary of which we published yesterday, of the battle in 4_ Abbeokaa journal which has come to hand We find the following account u It was on the 15th inst. woen before six o'clock in the morning the cannot at Aro gate fired a signal informing the inhabitants of Abbeokuta of the apprach of the Dahomian army. The weather was dull and fog g y, but th e enem y could be seen at Aro taking refre s h ment before commenc i ng the i r horrible work. Two more signals in quick suc cession told the excited population that the enemy wa s approaching. Thousands of warriors were ready at the walls to give the Dahomians a warm reception, whilst thousands more ran to the walls during the Every preparat io n had been made for the defence of the town. The Bashorun (co m mander-in.chief) had agthethlaesirt few weeks in the defeat of the enemy. eeks sent out his spies who found out the encampment of the enemy ; a runa way told him also that the Dahomians would surely attack Abbeokuta, but it was disbelieved by many. He had provided each township with plenty of am• munition, of which there was no lack, although allowed to be exported from Lagos past. The enemy had two field pieces, which were placed in position and began to play, but only one ball reached the town wall, almost eets e re defenderst the without doing any injury' A column of about 3,000 advanced to within about 50 yards, suddenly dis played their flags, extwenedlel, thTehirelivinesllanbd.advahn.cehd rapidly towards the had they approached he in a short time in behindthe it, m y e e could e n y o t f : l e t e the trench within a few yards than the Egbas poured suddenly such a tremendous volley from thousands of muskets into the close lines of the enemy that the progress of the latter was at once arrested. It was nearly seven o'clock when the battle commenced. The attacking column numbered many Amazons; who fought most des perately. A sharp fire was kept up on both sides for nearly an hour. In two places the enemy toiled to scale the walls with a determination which would have done credit to the best of European troops. Some of the Amazons climbed up, but as soon as they reached the top of the wall with their hands, the Egbas dragged them over and killed thorn instantly ; one of these ferocious women had already bad one of her hands cut off in endeavouring to get over the wall when she discharged her musket with the other hand and killed au Egba ; but at the moment she received a severe cut with the sword, 80 that she fell back into the trench. Only three or four townships, Ijeun, Kernta, Itelru and Oba were engaged in the battle ; the others kept to their posts, as it had been reported that the enemy would attack their different p l aces . This fierce struggle lasted about an hour, when the enemy retired a short distance, being unable to stand the fire of the Egbas any longer. Already 70 Dahomians lay in the trench, and as many on the battle field before it. " The wounded were numerous, and were re moved by the enemy ; but many of them afterwards died. The work of destruction among the Daho mians during this hour was frightful ; the Egbas , had only two or three dead and about a dozen wounded. The battle was by this time pretty well decided, and Abbeokuta saved. As soon as the enemy retired from the walls the Egbas rushed out and renewed the battle in the open field. The Egbas fought nobly; they knew what they wsre fighting for. All depended on this day ; if de feated, they have no friends near. They fought for their homes, their wives and children, their country, their liberty, and their lives. For many years past the Dahomians had carried destruction and slaughter into the Egba territory—they came now to make an end to the Egba tribe. The Egbas were exasperated, and each wanted to do his duty on this day. The men fought in good order, though they had only a few leaders; the women were singing and dancing, being sure of victory. They carried plenty of water and agidis to the camp to refresh the fighting men. Many of them armed themselves with swords, and kept near the walls in case their assistance should be required. " A sharp fire was kept up for about two hours near Aro, the enemy gradually retreating and leaving great numbers of dead behind them. They retired tawards Ibera, which town they had de stroyed last year; and they were attacked in the flank by another party of Egbas and lost many of their carriers, one of their cannon, and several hundreds of muskets, many of which were quite new. Some miles beyond Ibara they had their encampment, which was evacuated ; here the pur suing Egbas captured the King's horse, and many other things belonging to him. Great numbers of prisoners, men and women, were taken all along the road ; and in this encampment the second cannon was captured. Beyond Ishagga, a town which they destroyed two years ago (also on March 15), the Dahomians stood once more to check the Egbas in pursuing them. A severe encounter took place, in which several Egbas were killed and wounded; but the Dahomians had heavier losses, and were driven from the place, Egbas still pursuing closely, killing and catching many of them. It appears that the Dahomians had never before experienced such a total defeat. It is difficult to give the exact number of dead and of prisoners. From Abbeokuta to Ishagga, a distance of about 15 miles, above 1,000 dead were counted, whilst beyond that place it is said that the number of dead was still greater. The prisoners cannot be fewer than 1,000 or 1,200. some say above 2,000. " The Bahamians were probably above 10,000, but one captive states that their number was 16,000. Thus the Lord has frustrated the diabolic plan of the Dahomians to capture Abbeokuta, and many of the heathen recognise the hand of God in this complete defeat of their enemies. The people rejoice greatly, and congratulate each other on their escape. The Lord God of Hosts said—' Hitherto shalt thou come, but no farther; and here shall thy proud waves be stayed." The Naval Action in the North Sea, (From the Correspondent of the Times.) OFF CUXHAVEN, Wednesday, May'll. The telegraph will have informed you of the sea fight which took place off Heligoland on Monday afternoon last. The Austro•Prussian flotilla returned to their moorings at the mouth of the Elbe between 3 and 4 a.m. yesterday morning, bearing evident signs of having been severely handled. The fold lowing particulars of the engagement may be re lied upon as authentic : On Saturday last, May 7, the Austrian frigates Schwarzenberg and Radetsky, in company of the Prussian gunboats Adler and Blitz, left their anchor age off Cuxhaven for a cruise in search of the Danish fleet. Capt. Teggetoff, under whose orders the com_ bined German flotilla is placed, is described by the English pilot who brought him up channel as a very smart fellow, and the crews as bent upon fighting. However, the Danish fleet was not to be found, and on Monday morning the flotilla returned to its anchorage at the mouth of the Elbe after a cruise of 48 hours. They had scaec,ly dropped anchor when a telegram reached the Austrian Consul at Cux haven, informing him that three Danish frigates were bearing down towards Heligoland. This in telligence was instantly forwarded to Capt. Tegge toff, who give orders to get up steam and put out to sea at once. The Schwarzenberg is a screw steam frigate, car rying 50 guns. Her crew amounted to 540 men on the morning of the engagement. Between decks she is fitted with heavy guns, mostly 60 pounders, her upper deck guns being 24 pounders. Of these last, two fore and two aft are rifled, the rest smooth. bored. The Radetsky is also a screw steam frigate, car rying 30 guns, and is likewise fitted with two rifled 24 pounders on her upper deck, fore and aft. Her crew numbered 310 men. The Prussian gunboats Adler and Blitz, both cased with iron plates 2-3- inches thick, carry four rifled guns each on the upper deck. A little before 2 p.m., the German flotilla came in sight of the Danish frigates, which showed every willingness to accept the offered battle. The Schwar zenberg opened the proceedings by firing three blank shots, which were unanswered by the Danes. After this warning Capt. Teggetoff, taking the Schwarzenburg well in between the Danish frigates the Niels Juel and the Dagmar, handling his ship as Admiral Lyons was wont to do the Agamemnon, fired a double broadside against the enemy's ships on either side of him. Although somewhat taken aback by this daring bit of seamanship, the Danish frigates lost no time in returning the relief, and the engagement soon became general. One of the first shots fired by the Niels Juel struck the officer se cond in command of the gchwarzenberg full in the breast, end of course killed him on the spot. He was buried yesterday in the cemetery at Cuxhaven, a large concourse of persons attending. Shortly after, two shells struck the Sehwarzen berg near the same spot, by one of the heavy guns, which was served by 16 men. Oat of the 16, five were killed on the spot and nine wounded, only two getting off unscathed. . This episode was shortly followed by a disaster which threatened the destruotion of the ship. The sails were, of course, furled, and, as ill-luck would have it, a shell forced its way into the canvas, and, bursting, set the whole rigging of the foremast in a blaze. The ship having her head to the wind, it be came necessary to put her about, to prevent the flames communicating themselves to the mainmast. In this manner the Schwarzenberg was temporarily reduced to the sole use of her two aft rifled guns. While the foremast was still burning, a shell burst in the outer chamber of the powder.maga zinc, setting the timbers on fire, and creating a mo• mentary panic: among the crew. The flames, how ever, were at once extinguished, and the danger averted. To complete the discomfiture of the Schwarzenburg, her bowsprit was carried away by a round shot. During the course of the engagement the Schwar zenberg was struck 70 times by shot and shell, and once by chain shot, which is preserved on board. Her foremast is burnt down to a stump, arid the side of the mainmast turned towards the flames is blistered all over from the heat. The actual loss ott board the Schwarzenburg amounted to 31 killed, 44 severely wounded, and between 30 and 40 slightly wounded. Although nothing is known for certain of the Danish loss, it must have been considerable, or the vvarzenberg in her disabled condition must have ftt,'.lcn into the enemy's hands. It seems the general opiniori th at officers and men behaved with great bravery WI coolness, sand the Emperor of Austria has already shown his sense of Captain Teggetoff'a services by promoting him to the rank of Admiral. While it fared in this manner with the Swarzen berg, the Radetzky did her best to draw off the at tention of the Danish frigates, which showed con siderable unwillingness to attend to other business, until they should have succeeded in completely cbs• STAMPED ~..sd. abling the Schwarzenburg. However, before he conclusion of the engagement, the Radetzky was struck by 28 shot, mostly on her port side. A young naval cadet, who directed the fire of her two rifled cannon, on the quarter-deck, was severely wounded in the early part of the engagement, end died of his wounds yesterday morning at 11. The shell which fractured the thigh of the young officer passed clean between the legs of a seaman, who was hauling back his gun to recharge it. In spite of his desperate wound, the brave young fellow cheered on his men, while he lay hitneelf in agony on the deck. The gunners of the R tdetzliy showed great coolness throughout, and more than once recharged their guns with Danish balls, which fell on the deck. One shot entered an ante-chamber leading to the captain's cabin, and, curiously enough, smashed to atoms a portrait of Field-Marshal Radetzky, which was hanging on the walls. A second shot made great havoc with the fur niture in the captain's cabin. A shell burst in the chamber where the ship's papers were kept, setting fire to them, and doing much irreparable mischief. The total loss of the Radetzky amounted to five killed and 31 wounded. The Adler and the Blitz, owing to the long range of their guns, sustained no loss, all the Danish shot falling short of their mark. The engagement, which commenced a few minutes before 2 p.m., was over by 4 p.m. THE RE eActrANTIJOMe. The Gibraltar Chronicle of the 28th ult., in reporting the departure on the preiious day of the Italian frigate Re Ga lantuomo for Naples, gives the following additional parti culars of her disastrous voyage across the Atlantic :—" An American gentleman, who was accommodated with a pas sage to Italy in the ship, bears admiring testimony to the discipline and calm courage with which both officers and crow conducted themselves in the perilous crisis. It appears that for three days and nights they were literally looking death in the face. The straining of the vessel in the storm made her leak so much that in the contest between the over tasked crew at the pumps and the water pouring in from the opening seams, victory was long doubtful. At one time they gained slightly on the water in the hold—at another a fiercer paroxysm of the hurricane overpowered all the exertions of the crew, and the terrible report went round that the water was gaining upon them. To add to the horror of their situa- tion, some of the pumps at one time got out of order, and water so far got the mastery as to extinguish the furnaces and deprive the ship of the aid of her steam machinery. But throughout this desperate struggle for lite nothing like flinching or despondency was visible, and the American gentleman who had admired the performances of the gay young Italian officer in the ballrooms of New York, in which city they had been hospitably entertained and feted during the winter, was much struck by the coolness and pluck with which they worked away at the pumps, and by their ex ample encouraging the crew to exertion. There appears to be an impression on the part of the officers that the Com mander of the Star of the West did not make every effort he might have done to keep by them. When he came within hail, and their sinking condition was made known, he re plied that he could give them no assistance. It is admitted, however, that he made the signals as stated in his report, and the circumstance of the vessels parting company is ex plained by the fact that they were not lying to, but that the Re Galantuomo was running free, and the Star of the West was apparently accompanying her, but not steering in a parallel line, and therefore her oblique course every hour separated the vessel by a greater distance. Besides the main-deck guns, the cattle that had been taken on board for their supply during the voyage were thrown overboard to lighten the ship. For three days all the fires were extin guished, and officers and men working at the pumps had no other food than biscuits, water, and whiskey. When the storm was past the commander of the Re Galantuomo de termined to return to New York. A succession of strong westerly gales frustrated this intention, and he then stood to the northward in order to make the port of Halifax; but, as if a perverse fate were opposed to the gallant ship, hard north-west bre€zes barred her progress in this direction also, and it was at last decided to bear up for the Azores. It was thus 35 days after leaving America before the Re Galantuomo reached a port in which to refit." UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE, OxFoRD, May 12. In a Congregation held this day at 2 p.m., the amended "Local Examination" statute was read end promulgated. Professor H. S➢fITH rose to propose an amendment. Ho thanked the Council for the omission of the clause con scientice cause,' but could not approve the proposed arrange ment of the religious examination. He would omit the whole of the third paragraph of the statute, and modify the opening clause of the second in such a way as to make the history of the Bible alone requisite, and that he would re quire of all. He commented with some severity on the cir culation of a document by a member of Convocation asking signatures to a declaration which he thought ambiguous. Mr. GRIFFITH (of Wadham, secretary to the delegacy) opposed the statute, pointing out the extreme difficulty of carrying some of its provisions into effect, and criticising the looseness of the wording. Dr. rusEY defended the statute. He characterised the objections taken to it as contradictory to each other, de fended his circulation of the document alluded to, and no- ticed as important facts that it had obtained 95 signatures, and that among them were those of all but three of the Ox ford parochial clergy. With regard to the alleged difficulties in the way of working the statute, they were forced on the framers of the statute by the delegates, who urged that the case of those persons who should decline the religious exa mination altogether required to be met and provided for. He concluded a long speech by entering into various sta tistics, by which he endeavoured to show that the working of the Oxford scheme, as respected the religious examina tion, had not hitherto been satisfactory. Professor RAWLINSON replied to Dr. Pusey. -It had been often said that statistics might be made to prove anything, and he believed that a careful study of the delegates' re ports would show Dr. Pusey's to be fallacious. He con calved that the difficulties in the way of working the statute which Dr. Pusey could not see, had been underrated rather than overrated. It was said that the delegates had forced these difficulties on the framers of the statue; but this was not the case. The delegates had asked for no change in the system actually at work. They had merely (as doubts had arisen as to the wording of the old statute) asked that the system at work—with which they were satisfied—should be legalized. He hoped the present statute would be rejected, and that the Council would then understand that what Con gregation wanted was the plan of the delegates. - The MASTER of BALLIOL agreed with Professor Rawlin eon and Mr. Griffith as to the difficulty of working the statute. He argued that the making the religious examina tion a "plucking subject" would induce numbers to decline it, and tkat it was undesirable to make boys at such an early age declare themselves Dissenters. The Cambridge system had been spoken of in favourable terms by the supporters of the statutes, but they forgot to mention that by that system no one was "plucked" for failure in religious know ledge. He thought the experience of the delegates had been unduly slighted, and mentioned that Dr. Howfion, of Liver pool, and Mr. Giffard (late of Birmingham school) were strongly against the proposed compulsion. Professor BERNARD opposed the statute on three grounds —its extreme complication, the difficulty in working it, and the contradiction between the compulsion now sought to be introduced and the principle of opening the examination to all which had been originally adopted. Professor SHIRLEY regretted that the statute was not in English, It might then have been intelligible. He did not regard it as embodying the principle which he had wished to support in signing the document circulated by Dr. Pusey, He disliked the double doctrinal standard—Scripture and the Prayer Book—which it was proposed to set up in a sort of contrast one with the other. If the statute was again brought forward in its present shape, ho hoped the last u s g g t t a e e I it wouldee r wouldtbh clause of the third paragraph would be made the subject of a separate vote. Professor BURROWS thought that complication was a necessary feature of a statute on such a subject as that before the oval di ' the house. He regarded Dr. Pussy's statistics as very un ii - y portent, and believed that the statute wago:;,tahltddehdebesairtl:eti.e. acceptable to British parents. e The WARDEN of NEW COLLEGE thou neat difficulty in working the menesaul already very complicated, and eve cexualimy-ivnecrly.6, t he garnedattlyheinseccrreeatsacrdy. I t i r e o a:01; hoped df the ee statute be rejected. Ox was in fay( ,u. the t • o f statute, The rnovosT of and made light of th o d iffi c ulties which h a d b een spoken of. He though t the only proper mode of dealing w i t h t h e case to 9„imilate the examination to that alre a dy estab led in the un i vers ity itself. Thi s was what the statute ii... ..d, propos.. Mr. I IN., of Merton, as one of the three parochial - •rl not signed Dr. Pusey's document, gave "-om it. He supported the amend ,',e Congregation was dissolved clergymen who h... his reasons for dissent 1, went of Profesbor Smith. at 4 p.m, that tho Denyer The Vice• Chancellor has annouttem prize will not be awarded this year, Presentation of the Oxford Die; A large number of the clergy attended yeitei*Y;# beth Palace to p resen t t o th e Archbishop thirdie,lar'ao;i. prepared by the committee appointed at the meet hel .• Oxford, and which has since received the signatures of up wards of 11,000 of the clergy of England and Ireland. His Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury received the deputation. in,the library of the palace. About 300 of the clergy were present. With his Grace there were the Bishops of St Asaph, Bangor, Rochester, Gloucester, Carlisle, Moray and Ross ; the Hon. and Rev. G. M. Bourke and the Rev. Pre bendary Hall, chaplains to the Archbishop; the Rev. W. Stubbs, librarian; and Mr Dunning, the secretary. Among the clergy present were the Ven. Archdeacon Clerke, Dr Cotton, Provoet cf Worcester College; Dr Leighton, Dr Courtensy, Rev. It. R. Faulkener, Rev, J. Baremen, Rev. C. M. Arnold, Rev. E. Bull, Rev. E. Lavideon, Rev, R. Gunner, Rev. F. 11. Sharp), Rev. W. Davies, Rev. C. C. Spencer, Rev. Dr BiLier, Rev. W. R. Coccus, Rev. T. F. Lingham, Rev. M. Mayow, Rev. W. Lye!, R.2V, W. Gutch, Rev. George Philips, Rev. S. S. Merry, Rev. E. Over, Rev. -- Ackworth, Rev. T. Sik-s, Rev. Burman Casson, Rev. Francis Poynter, Rev. Sir N. Chinnery, Rev. F. T. L e i gh, Rev. W. S. DV kle, Rev. W. W. Robinson, Rev. Ernest Cowan, 11.. v. Henry Conlimpe, Rev, PrAendary Stevenson, Rev. E. Bull, The Yen. Dr. CLERKE. ArehAeacou of Oxford, in pre senting the address, lor dar a e c b a b u ie a h in o t p e , d e w ve i r t y 4 n th %) here present must be so perfectly well object which has brought us together to-day that I con ceive I shall best be consulting your own convenience and my own feelings by introducing this subject in as few words as possible. (Hear, hear,) I have been requested, as chairman of the committee who have drawn up the declare , tion so generally published, in the name of that committee to present to your grace and the bishops now present an address, and also to deliver to you the declaration which has met with so large a number of signatures. With respect to ourselves, acting as the committee, we have drawn up the declaration in compliance with a request which was made when we were appointed in February last, at the meeting in Oxford, to draw up that which would receive the sanction and approbation of a great number of the clergy, and I am anxious hero to state that that meeting at Oxford was called together by a very strong expression of feeling and of anxiety which seemed to pervade all parts of the land. ;Cheers.) This declaration has since been in circulation, and has received a number of signatures, amounting, I at.. least 11,000, end that number is even now increasing, for we have daily been receiving additions to it. In discharge, therefore, of the duty committed to me, I will proceed to read the address to your grace, previous to delivering to you the declaration. Thus far I think I have discharged as briefly as possible the duty which has been committed unto me as chairman of the committee which was brought together. It was at the meeting at Oxford that we were appointed a committee, and upon that autho rity alone, and not upon any authority of our own, we have continued to act to the best of our ability. But, my lord, in the discharge of this duty I feel that I have another which I ought in the first instance to discharge, and that is to ex press to your grace, in the name of the committee and in the name of a large number of the clergy who are hero pre sent with the deputation, how deeply indebted we are to your grace for your ,kind consideration—(cheers)—in re ceiving us in your palace in order that we might here pre sent to you, in a manner most congenial to our own feel ings, and, as I conceive, and suited to the solemnity of these proceedings itself, and within these walls to have the honour of presenting your grace this declaration which I am now about to lay before you. This, my lord, is but one of the many proofs, if any proofs were indeed necessary, of your great kindness, condescension, and willingness to meet all the just wishes, and to consider the accommodation of the clergy generally, and also to support cordially every thing that the clergy may take up which they conceive to be for the benefit of the Church, for the glory of God, fur the keeping of the faith of Christ, and for the maintenance and support and increase of the Church, as the witness and as the keeper of Holy Writ. I believe it will be necessary for me only to proceed to read the address, which I now read in the name of the clergy here present to-day, and re presenting also a much larger body of clergy, who are not able to attend this meeting. The venerable archdeacon then read the following address:— " MOST REP. AND RIGHT REV, FATHERS IN GOD, "We, the members of the committee appointed at a MCl 'ng held in Oxford to draw up a ctatement setting forth the clear and consistent teaching of the Church of England and Ireland on matters upon which such clearness and consis tency of teaching have been gravely questioned, have now the honour to present to your lordships a declaration of firm belief that the Church maintains wirhout reserve or qualifi cation the Inspiration and Divine Authority of the whole Canonical Scriptures as not only containing but being the Word of God, and also teaches the eternal punishment of the wicked. My lords, we understand the work entrusted to us under a sense of many and deep responsibilities ; we were called upon to act with decision in matters of difficulty and importance which were heavily oppressing the minds of Churchmen, and did not issue the declaration till wc had, obtained the consent and sanction of a large number of the clergy of England and Ireland. We cannot draw our labours to a close without first of all expressing before your lordships and the clergy here assembled that we are heartily thankful to Almighty God because the task imposed upon us has been carried through to the end with perfect unanimity on our part, and because the weight of it hes been greatly relieved by expressions of cordial assent end by hearty co-operation on the pact of a large number of the clergy who have affixed to it their signatures. We can assure your lordships that, large as this number is, it by no means represents the whole of those who unswervingly hold the several articles of faith, the truth of which this declaration seeks to affirm. Beyond the public means of communication, we know through a large correspondence that there are, besides the number of names appended to the declaration, some thousands of the clergy whose faith it equally expresses. They assure us they were deterred from signing it, not by any doubt as to the faith of the Church of England or their own, but by various natural and legitimate considerations, Indeed, when we consider the novelty of the course which the necessity of the case suggested in order to reassure the lay members of our Church of the faith of their clergy, we have reason to ba thankful to Almighty God for the great success with which He has been pleased to bless it. We trust that the declaration has had some force in removing the misgivings of many as to the authoritative teaching of the Church on matters of such vital moment to men's souls as the accept tance or denying the inspiration of the Holy Scriptures, and also the eternity of the punishment pronounced upon the accursed. We further trust, that, as expressing the opinions of so large a body of the clergy, it will strengthen your lordships' hands in any future measure which you may devise for guarding the faith of the Church. As we com menced our work with humble prayer for Divine guidance, so we close it with fervent joy that we have been allowed to promote the glory of our Lord, and with thankfulness that the acceptance which this document has met with, affords an assurance that the Church of England can give to all her members throughout the length and breadth of the land a witness that the true faith of Christ, which is her life, is uphold in her by her Divine Lord, and that her clergy who bind themselves to it, evince their obligation by a faithful, open, and unreserved acceptance of the doc trine of the Church as set forth in her creeds, articles, and other formularies. " (Signed) C. C. Clerke, D.D., Archdeacon of Oxford, chairman; R. L. Cotton, D.D,, Provost of Worcester College ; G. A. Denison, M.A., Archdeacon of Taunton ; W. R. Fremantle, M.A., Rector of Claydon, secretary ; F. K. Leighton, D.D., War den of All Souls College ; J. C. Miller, D,D„ St. Martin's, Birmingham ; and B. E. Pusey, D.D., Regina Professor of Hebrew." The declaration, of which the following is a cop y, was next read " We, the undersigned presbyters and downs in holy orders of the Church of England and Ireland, h old i t to be C c h a u n r oical Catholic Scriptures t h e souls of wa n our bounden duty to the Church and to 4 a of England and to declare our firm belief that the qualification, the inspiration Ireland, in common with the Whol e C hurch, Word of God ; and fur ther vitlioerleblessed Lord, that the maintains, without reserve or equally with the 'life' of the and Divine authority o r f sed th , e , not only containing but being teaches, in the words of ' punishment' of the on stated gd.ress handedwthearteamoro complete list of would shortly be presented. to his grace by 'righteous,' hedecla r i a s ti e o v:r a l n as d fin. sa the ARCHDEACON , of UANTERituity, in reply, said —Reve rende a dear s is a al2 E ng landbrPet harrenewednend expression of your belief in those the Th s A n d a r t e u h r b e we, the Bishops of the United :Ireland here present, accept this doctrines of the Church to which it refers. It is satisfac tory 0 receive your assurance that there are some thousands o de : ehe t ul h ar e rach c t l i e °o r nf gy who, agreeing with you in the substance of the declaration, hesitated to sign it only by reason of its form or circumstances. This assurance strengthens our conviction that the clergy of our Church will never be dis posed to propagate opinions which tend to subvert the fundamental doctrines of Christianity. We, fur our parts, ever f eel it to be our duty to maintain Ihe authorita tive teaching of the Church ; humbly trusting that we may receive guidance from above, and bo endowed with arre ,, gt ll and wisdom to p romo t e th e g lory of God and the we:fare of Ilia Church, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Archbishop. 'rho pr o c ee din gs w ere c l o sed by the benediction of the SIIIELDS, May 11.—A large fleet of laden vessels sailed from the Tyne this morning, many of them bound for the Baltic, as the armistice has opened out the Getman ports. Thera is a considerable demand for coals to be sont out to Cronstadt, and many ships have been chartered thence, the rjites being about £l3 per keel. The wind is not favourable for quick passages to the Elba and Baltic, as it is still from the north-east, The barque Francis Milley, from . Mauritius landed at Plymouth last night Captain Howes, his wife, two children, and five seamen of the Boston ship Avon, laden, w ith guano for Queenst own , which was destroyed by the Confederate cruiser Florida, on the 29th of March, 14 N., long 34 W, OP 3 64 all/ 0 0' 0 , of